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Dave Bendigkeit
Photos by Greg Toland
Martial Art
Beginning
his training in 1967, Shintaikido
Kaiso Dave Bendigkeit has earned a 8th Degree Black Belt with the title of
Professor, under Grand Master
Bob Maschmeier, and a Shodan in
Aikido with Patricia Hendricks Sensei. He is the founder (Kaiso) of Shintaikido.
He is certified as a teacher of Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Gung. He has trained in
Sil Lum Fut Ga with Sifu Andy Ching and in knife fighting with Professor Cliff
Stewart and Kuk Sa Nim
Michael DeAlba. He has taught at numerous seminars,
including the San Jose Gasshuku, and at various
dojos throughout the San Francisco bay area. He is the founder of Ki-Works, a
system of energy training for people from all walks of life. Sensei’s goal has
been to continue expanding the scope of his own art in the spirit of friendship and sharing.
Shintaikido is a martial art developed and taught by Sensei Dave Bendigkeit. Shintaikido is taught as a traditional martial art, allowing a person under attack to make a choice as to whether to be a street fighter, a martial artist, or to step aside and move on. The main goal of training is to be able to instantly adapt to any situation with the appropriate reaction and level of force. Constant attention is paid to learning to flow different parts of each technique together. Shintaikido practitioners are taught to focus on the energy aspects of the situation, viewing the resolution of conflict to be a process of healing the mind, body, and spirit of all of the people involved. Adults also learn to be extremely violent when necessary.
Massage Therapy
In 1967, Dave Bendigkeit began his training in the martial art of Aikido with Robert Nadeau Sensei. Nadeau Sensei helped to encourage his interest in the energy and healing aspects of the martial arts. Since then he has earned Black Belts in Aikido and Kajukenbo, and is the founder of Shintaikido. Through years of study and practice in ki healing, shiatsu and traditional massage, and movement training, Dave has developed Ki-Works, a system of energy training that provides relief from many of the stresses of modern day life. Trained by Professor James Muro, he is a practitioner and certified instructor of Okazaki Long Life Massage Therapy. He is a certified practitioner of G-Jo Acupressure. He teaches massage classes, Okazaki Restoration Therapy Certification courses and has conducted numerous workshops throughout the San Francisco bay area.
“Sensei
Dave has a heart of GOLD that is true and sincere -
a
quality that I respect the most.”
Grandmaster
Ming Lum - Sil Lum Fut Ga - Hawaii
“Sensei
Dave Bendigkeit is a true martial artist.
He is willing to learn from anyone who will teach and teach anyone who is willing to learn.
I
am proud that he is carrying on the tradition of
Grand
Master Bob Maschmeier - 9th
Degree Black Belt - Kajukenbo
“I’m
so proud of your accomplishments in all your arts.
You
are an inspiration.”
Patricia
Hendricks Sensei - Rokudan - Aikido
“Sensei
Dave Bendigkeit carries a genuine knowledge of martial arts through his
teachings and respect for others.”
Sifu
Andy Ching - Sil Lum Fut Ga – Hawaii
Kaiso
Dave Bendigkeit
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Martial
Arts Training & Ranks
Began
Training in Aikido in 1967 (with Robert Nadeau Shihan)
Began
training in Kajukenbo in 1988 (with Grand Master Bob Maschmeier)
8th
Degree Black Belt – Kajukenbo - Title: Professor - 2009
Aikido
– Shodan (Patricia Hendricks Sensei - Rokudan) - 1998
Began
Training in Sil Lum Fut Ga in 1995 (with Sifu Andy Ching)
Fut
Ga Iron Palm – (Teaching Certificate under Sifu Andy Ching) - 1996
Certified
to teach the Dragon Philosophy of Kajukenbo - 1998
Tai
Chi Chuan - (Teaching Certificate under Dr. Chi-hsiu
Weng)
- 2001
Chi
Gung - (Teaching Certificate under Grand Master Yau Sung Lee) - 1998
Shintaikido
– Kaiso (Founder)
Certificate
recognizing Dave Bendigkeit as founder signed in the year 2000 by:
Professor
Wally Jay - Founder of Small Circle Jujitsu
Grand
Master Ming Lum - Kung Fu
Senior
Grand Master Joseph Halbuna – Kajukenbo
Grand
Master Arthur Yau Sung Lee
Grand
Master Clarence Tai Lee - Shorin Ryu
Grand
Master Bob Maschmeier - Kajukenbo, Jujitsu, Sil Lum Fut Ga, Kyudo
Robert
Nadeau Shihan - Aikido
Patricia
Hendricks Sensei - Aikido
Grand
Master Nes Fernandez - Kali, Arnis, Escrima
Sigung Gary Deaver - Kajukenbo, Danzan Ryu Jujitsu
Sifu
Ron Malabag - Kajukenbo
Professor
Carl Caudill - Kenpo
Sensei
Jack Carter - Judo, Jujitsu, Tae Kwon Do, Seifukujitsu Restoration Therapy
Sensei Joe DeBattista - Judo, Danzan Ryu Jujitsu
Kuk
Sa Nim Michael De Alba - Founder of Modern Farang Mu Sul
Sifu
Andy Ching - Sil Lum Fut Ga
Sensei
Dale Kahoun - Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, Kodenkan Judo, Ken Ju Ryu Kenpo Jujitsu
Guru Phil Gonsalves - Doce Pares
Began
bodywork training in 1967 in Shiatsu and Kiatsu (with Robert Nadeau Shihan)
Ki-Works
– Founder (Meditation, Massage, Energy Work) - 1996
Shintaikido
Meridian Therapy – Founder - 1998
Okazaki
Restoration Therapy – CMT (Under Professor James Muro) - 2002
Okazaki
Restoration Therapy – Instructor (Under Professor James Muro) - 2003
Certified
Master of G-Jo Acupressure - 2002
C.M.T.
- City of Pacifica – since 2002
Dojo
Cho (Owner & Chief Instructor) - Shintaikido
of Pacifica (since 1995)
Shintaikido
of Pacifica – since 1995 (25 –
30 classes per week = over 14,000 classes)
Currently
150 students
Brought 30 people to black belt ranks
Teaching:
Shintaikido, Kajukenbo, Shintaikido Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Gung, Sil Lum Fut Kuen,
Meditation, Okazaki Restoration Therapy Certification Courses, Self-Defense for
Women.
Seminars
in Shintaikido taught throughout United States at various camps, conventions,
and dojos.
Coast
Karate Studio Headquarters
Gee
Yung Sil Lum Fut Ga Association of Northern California
Jujitsu
America - Life Member
Kilohana
Martial Arts Federation
Awards
Recipient
of the 2001 Ming Lum Award
Recipient
of the 1996
Ohana Award - Jujitsu America
Inducted
into the Masters Hall of Fame - 2004
Inducted into the Pacifica Sports Hall of Fame - 2007
(1/21/2009)
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